Rescue, rehabilitate, and release: these are the primary goals for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter program. Surrogate sea otters play a key role in getting rescued pups back into the wild. In the PBS Nature episode "Significant Otters,” Monterey Bay Aquarium sea otter experts keep these little fluffballs thriving through our rehabilitation program. Our rescued otters have contributed to a healthy population in Elkhorn Slough over the years, and we no longer release otters there. We do cont

SEA OTTER PUP ALERT! For the next few weeks, rescued wild sea otters will be taking over our Sea Otter Exhibit, including Selka with her surrogate pup! Usually, our guests can’t see the wild sea otters in our care. We keep them behind the scenes because we don’t want the otters to get comfortable around humans. With the Aquarium temporarily closed to the public, we have the opportunity to give these young otters access to a deeper, more complex living space during the day—these diving sessions u

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